48LimehouseLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 40.2 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress. |
| Paper size: | 174 x 254 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | faint traces |
| Note on foul biting: | Considerable, as usual. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | trace of a collector's mark, probably 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J. Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '951' at lower centre recto; '11.' at lower right recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400345 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.